Yep earlier today I bought a crx off a guy for $800! Drives good and the body is in pretty good condition. Im a vw guy but have always loved the crx and couldnt pass it up so I said wth and bought it. I want to make this a fun daily driver and maybe do a little bit of autox too. This thing has very little torque so Im thinking maybe a nice allmotor build or maybe supercharging would be the way to go since its just going to be mainly a daily driver. Nothing crazy like a turbo or anything. But the thing is I dont know squat about hondas so if you guys have any suggestions as far as what swap to do or a good supercharger set up please let me know thanks.

 

what model and year? and how much rust

 

You can get and engine swap for pretty cheap but if your motor doesnt have that many mileage I would keep it and just leave it the way it is and get a project car just my .02

 

my bad its a 91std.

 

sweet deal... build a sohc vtec...all motor..nice torque..

 

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plus if you go b series.. you gotta mess with hubs and knuckles.. at least staying sohc you can use an sohc cable si tranny...

 

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plus if you go b series.. you gotta mess with hubs and knuckles.. at least staying sohc you can use an sohc cable si tranny...</TD></TR></TABLE>

yah good point. So do you think i can hit about 180 whp for say....3000 bucks? I hear hondas are cheap so I hope so.

 

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Sorry,That is incorrect..

The CRX DX model aka the CRX STD has the same hubs/axles as an Si..
As far as the CRX,only the HF model has smaller hubs..

 

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If it's going to be primarily a daily driver, why not leave it as-is and enjoy the gas mileage? 40+ mpg on 87 octane is nice to have these days.

 

live and learn, and then get a Honda

 

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Not staying n/a d-series. I'm not too familiar with B-series motors, but a b16 swap runs about 2000, leaving $1000 to add power.

For $3000 the easiest way to make 180 to the ground is to turbo a d-series. Fun, cheap, and with 3 grand you could make it indestructible.

 

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plus if you go b series.. you gotta mess with hubs and knuckles..
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Sorry,That is incorrect..

The CRX DX model aka the CRX STD has the same hubs/axles as an Si..
As far as the CRX,only the HF model has smaller hubs..

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Um YOURE incorrect , i just replaced my std axles and guess what same as the hf axles they ARE smaller than dx axles

 

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For $3000 the easiest way to make 180 to the ground is to turbo a d-series. Fun, cheap, and with 3 grand you could make it indestructible.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep

 

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Um YOURE incorrect , i just replaced my std axles and guess what same as the hf axles they ARE smaller than dx axles </TD></TR></TABLE>

GOOD LOOKIN OUT MAN

 

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Umm, CRX "STD" = CRX DX. We're not talking about the Civic STD here.

Someone above used non-standard nomenclature and ended up confusing everyone.

 

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If it's going to be primarily a daily driver, why not leave it as-is and enjoy the gas mileage? 40+ mpg on 87 octane is nice to have these days.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i would love to know how to get 40+ mpg in a std honda. (4 speed, 60 hp dpfi) my BEST is like 270 miles to the tank, so ruffly 27 mpg with the 10 gallon tank.

 

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&lt;sigh&gt; Learn how to calculate gas mileage properly.

1. Fill your fuel tank until the fuel pump shuts off automatically. Reset the trip odometer.
2. Drive.
3. Fill the fuel tank again until the pump shuts off. Note the amount of fuel you used, as indicated by the counter on the fuel pump.
4. Divide the number of miles you drive (indicated on your trip odometer) by the gallons of fuel you pumped to calculate your average fuel use in miles per gallon.

 

i would go b-series,which you can get for about 1500 and mounts are pretty cheap used if your trying to save as much as possible.

 

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1. Fill your fuel tank until the fuel pump shuts off automatically. Reset the trip odometer.
2. Drive.
3. Fill the fuel tank again until the pump shuts off. Note the amount of fuel you used, as indicated by the counter on the fuel pump.
4. Divide the number of miles you drive (indicated on your trip odometer) by the gallons of fuel you pumped to calculate your average fuel use in miles per gallon.</TD></TR></TABLE>



Can anyone say 50.3 MPG on my last tank...

 

If you are going to use it for autocross and you plan to be competitive, then either leave the stock engine in or swap in a CRX Si engine (D16A6). This way you can stay in a class and have a chance at winning after a while. If you plan to go to an autox just for the fun of it then put in any engine you want,but you won't have a chance at winning.

 

Are you talking about a Civic STD or a CRX STD?

I believe we were discussing the CRX in this case..

I have an '88 model DX with a B16/J1 and the hubs are the
same ones it came from the factory with...

 

yup i just picked up all the turbo parts i need plus a plx300 for 600 shipped

oh i run a mini me and i get 35 city and 45 highway i had 48 one time when i traveled to columbus, Ohio.

Its great wheni can drive to columbus (3 hours away) get there at night drive around with all my friends. THen drive back the next day on one tank of gas (11.9 Si tank) so ya i got over 450 on that tank.

 

Yeah, maybe a little confusion, my 91 crx std: 31 spline outboards, 89 civic hatch std: 29 spline outboards.

 

if cost is a matter to you supercharging will cost you more

 

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Don't call it a CRX "STD," because that confuses people. It is generally referred to as the CRX DX, even by the Honda parts catalog.